Week Two NFL Power Rankings: Don't Worry It's Early

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Power rankings are a funny thing, especially this early in the year.  We don’t really have a gage on how good the good teams are nor can we tell how bad the supposed good teams are. 

So the way I break it down, still 1-32, is into categories for each team.  Not so much power groupings, but more of categories of what I think we can expect to see from each team as the year goes on.

Also, I am taking this season thus far into account only.  So if you see some crazy stuff that you don’t agree with, remember we only have a small portion of the season to work with.

I will not make comments on every team, but I will give you one thing I want to see for every team.

On to our rankings:

For You Diehards, It’s Still Early

32. Cleveland Browns: A bad start to the Mangenius’ tenure.  First, I didn’t think they would be this bad on defense, as I thought they had the personal to at least get stops, but when your offense is as bad as the Browns offense has been, it is hard to stay fresh.

I am most interested to see how long the Quinn era lasts before Mangini pulls the plug.  I have the over/under at four.  I will take the under.

One thing I would like to see is James Davis get healthy and get a chance to run the ball.  While I am not a Clemson fan, I think he has the ability to be a good back in this league.

31. Detroit Lions: I am not a fan of putting a rookie quarterback behind a bad offensive line, and that is exactly what is going on up in Detroit.  I am pretty sure we have seen this before, oh yeah the Joey Harrington era.  Looked good on the touchdown drive against the Vikings, and that is about all I can say so far this year. As both the defense and offense are at the bottom of the league.

One thing I would like to see is Calvin Johnson get more balls thrown to him.  That guy is too good to just be getting 8 balls in two games.

30. St. Louis Rams: One thing I would like to see is Jason Smith get back and stay healthy.  A franchise left tackle was what got the Rams on the right track the last time.

29. Kansas City Chiefs: One thing I would like to see is Larry Johnson continue to run hard.  He has all the making of the next great back until he was run into the ground.  Hopefully he is healthy and is successful this year.

28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: They didn’t just come out and say they were rebuilding, but they really didn’t need to.  The offense has been surprisingly effective lead by Byron Leftwich.  But the defense, the staple of the Bucs for about a decade, is abysmal.

One thing I would like to see is Derrick Brooks come back to the organization in some capacity.  He is has been a major player in Florida for more than 15 years and needs to be somewhere in that organization.

They Really Aren’t This Bad…Are They?

27. Carolina Panthers: Jake Delholmme looked better this week, and the pass defense is still dominate.  But they are giving up 168 rush yards per game, and need to find someone, anyone to help them stop the run.

One thing I would like to see is the Williams/Stewart combo to get more yards rushing per game.  I realize they were down in the first game, but they need to own the time of possession with those two in the backfield.

26. Jacksonville Jaguars: One thing I would like to see is Maurice Jones-Drew continue to develop into one of the top running backs in the league.  He is amazingly electric with the ball is in his hands.

25. Miami Dolphins: One thing I would like to see is the wildcat run more often.  Did you see how dominate the Dolphins were when running this at the Colts?

24. Tennessee Titans:  They definitely do not deserve to be this low right now, but they are 0-2 and even though one loss was to the Super Bowl champs, they are atrocious against the pass right now. On the bright side their offense has looked great, and Chris Johnson continues to become a special player.

One thing I would like to see is the defense get better against the pass.  I had hoped that Haynesworth’s departure would not affect the pass defense as much as it has.

A Bunch of Teams at 1-1

23. Oakland Raiders:

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